A display device comprises pixels arranged along rows and columns, and including light-emitting elements, a first transistor for supplying a driving current to the light-emitting elements, a second transistor for supplying a data voltage to a first node at a gate electrode of the first transistor, a third transistor for electrically connecting a second node, which is at a first electrode of the light-emitting elements, and a sensing line, and a fourth transistor for electrically connecting a third node, which is at a second electrode of the light-emitting elements, and the sensing line, and a display driver for driving the pixels, for sensing voltages of the second node and the third node to calculate a driving voltage across the light-emitting elements, and for compensating for the data voltage in case that the driving voltage exceeds a reference voltage.
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2. The display device of claim 1, wherein the display driver is configured to determine compensation data based on a preset lookup table when the driving voltage exceeds the reference voltage.
3. The display device of claim 2, wherein the display driver is configured to receive digital video data, is configured to generate the data voltage, and is configured to generate a compensated data voltage by applying the compensation data to the digital video data.
4. The display device of claim 3, wherein the compensated data voltage is lower than the data voltage before being compensated.
8. The display device of claim 6, wherein the driving current is configured to be supplied to the second portion of the first electrode, to be divided into the light-emitting elements, and to flow to the second portion and the third portion of the second electrode.
11. The display device of claim 10, wherein the display driver is configured to determine compensation data based on a preset lookup table when at least one of the first or second driving voltages exceeds the reference voltage.
12. The display device of claim 11, wherein the display driver is configured to receive digital video data, to generate the data voltage, and to generate a compensated data voltage by applying the compensation data to the digital video data.
13. The display device of claim 12, wherein the compensated data voltage is lower than the data voltage before being compensated.
15. The display device of claim 10, wherein the display driver is configured to drive the pixels based on a vertical synchronization signal having a low level and a high level during one frame period, and is configured to calculate first and second driving voltages of pixels in some rows among the pixels during a rest period in which the vertical synchronization signal has the low level.
19. The display device of claim 17, wherein the driving current is configured to be supplied to the second portion of the first electrode, to be divided into the light-emitting elements, and to flow to the second portion and the third portion of the second electrode.
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